My family

February 26, 2008

I took a shower right after I got up at 6:30. still feeling some kind of hangover from too much Jack&coke last night. A friend of mine, Mr. An bought me drink as much as I could drink as graduation gift. :)

Yes it's my graduation day today and it's at 9am however my parents were scheduled to arrive at the main building at 11am because of my sister who had driving test at 9. I wished they could have come earlier. My friend Mr. Song came was with me to grab graduating cap and gown in my major building and when my hands were holding them, I felt it's real time to say "Good bye My school"

So many people were smiling and posing in their nice dress for picture with their family and friends. They looked so happy and I was happy that I was one of them.

This morning was ugly raining which was bad to make a good photo. So in side of the main building where I supposed to have a graduation ceremony at was packed.

Graduation started and finished for 30minutes. At the end of it, we had time that all graduates were shaking all professors's hands and had a small talk. While we were on that time, some of them had tears around their eyes, some of them just had good smile.

It was sad that I couldn't see some of my friends as I told you before they didn't come just because they didn't get a job. I called each of them sometimes yesterday and the day before yesterday to say "let's come and enjoy our graduation!" They haven't answered the phone.

Imagining my father and mother, posing for picture makes me have smile. they are not good at posing for picture :) My father doesn't really show up how he is feeling and what he is thinking about as typical old Korean guys and so It used to notice that how he felt before. He didn't speak today much as well but Today! I can see them, being so happy. I love you guys.

My friend, Andy mailed me. Mellisa text me. some of my friends who were not being at my graduation contacted me to congratulate me. thanks all!!!!!

I don't know how many picture I've got today but I hope that is many enough to keep this a precious memory.

February 24, 2008

Saturday night is most horrible time to stay at home because of music from two night clubs and each one is just 5minutes from my home. well hearing music is ok some people are trouble some :) Especially when I have some work Sunday morning and so I should sleep early, not going out for fun, it's too much pain. Past Sunday morning, someone screamed I woke up and opened window to see something happened. If so, I should call 112 or the problem could go away by me if the thing is small. Anyway it turned out some people were drunk. my cell phone was showing 4:00 am. Thanks for waking me up, drunk guy :) Thanks for her, I got my work done perfectly and it was around 7am.

My graduation is tomorrow. I feel weird. I think it may be because of some different responsibilities that is going to be given and they are stronger and they are not allow me to make any mistake. Anyway people say "Congratulations!" to me and I say thanks without thinking lol

I had drink with some of my school friends whose age is same as me. we started at Bool Go Gi buffet with Soju for dinner around 6pm and ended up playing Internet game. There was no a productive talk everything was just for fun. it was to cultivate or keep our good relationship before graduation. As it was mentioned before that most my friends have been sad since they turned 4th year just because of job stuff. Last night, I bet no one in our group was being aware of job stress because we were all retarded, talking stupidly it was all good.

On March 30th there's marathon and anybody can join it. This marathon event is sort of charity for environmental preservation and let people know how environmental preservation important is. I can picture how great weather it is around end of March and imagine me, running with my friends. I already told my friends in Busan and some will run with me. I did it before when I was first year and I did bicycle marathon when I was 17 years old. this event will be a little challenge due to me, not running for long not to lose weigh and being heavy smoke. So my marathon plan will get started from next week!!!

February 20 and 21, 2008

Kim is leaving soon or she left already? I don't know I can''t remember when it is for her to leave. "Thursday party" in Jang San which started to get famous as drinking place in Busan was where Kim's wanted to make her farewells. Everything was good but I was tired and felt annoyed a little.

My English test did go ok. they will give me a result in 2weeks.

My graduation is on next Tuesday. Welcome to step on real world and I will learn what the law of the jungle is lol I hope there's good thing I can get as much as I've got in my school life since middle school. I guess there are two people who feel super happy with me, graduating my university. They use to telling me that their hope and their dream was that my younger sister and I go and finish school since our family was really poor and hungry. But they will come and see my graduation and I'm sure They will proud of me and I'm proud of them too Thanks.

I actually got a job already but I didn't take it for some reasons as I mentioned before. but anyway I don't work now. A lot of people in my major who didn't get a job yet wouldn't attend it because they think it's shame not to get a job before school got done. They may be right in their point of view. But I would like to say "this happens only once in our whole life." "Although they are bad to remember, they are going to be a part of our life." just because that we don't get a job yet we have to feel guilty? or shame? no,, it's not. the thing we have to do is enjoy our life, doing what we plan to be get close to our goal and then we will make it! Congratulation all seniors in university!!! :)

I went OL55 again last night with my CDI friends who work for CDI school. As usual they had open mic on Wednesday night which I love to see. This bar seems like to attract Korean singers and last night they were a Korean Rock band and a Hip hop group. they were fresh by this reason that I used to see western guys, singing. and I smoke Camel which is hard to buy and I like.

I found this in my laptop,,can't remember when it was

February 18, 2008

I went to coin Noraebang near my home after work.

Singing was used to my way to express my soul as same as dancing for people. Noraebang has been my secret place for a long. When something, good happened or sad thing happened, it was where I was in to express how I was feeling by myself. Some people have told me this my behavior is a little strange however my way has been adhered since my high school life.

Today? nothing happened. I took 300won into machine and found a song that was a first song I sang. It was about 10 years ago that this music was played sometimes over radio which meant it wasn't popular. As most of the songs in Korea sing about love, this is about love. I don't know yet what love is but when I was enjoying this song, I knew about love less than now I now know which was funny :)

Melody of this music is just good enough to have me help myself to think something about many things but not about love. It was hard to make good voice and follow rhythm of it. I guessed it was because this song hasn't been my favorite for more than 2years. It turned out I ruined this song when I was listening it again after I got back home. The song was recorded and it's my in laptop lol

I wanted to unload it in my blog before. however it took me 20minutes, I couldn't do it. something is wrong here I think. only video was available to be updated. may be some time next week I will try this again.

Oh. there was one thing happened to me this afternoon. don't want to mention what that was and how it happened. Because I'm now trying to forget about it and half of it wasn't in my head. they are gone they are far away to remember.

"Cool guy, Mr. Jnag" His wedding picture

February 16, 2008

My phone rang around 5pm. It was my Korean buddy. I actually nominated him as Cool guy a long ago. His name is Jang, MinSu whom I've known about 7years since my university got started. he currently works in buying division for NOKIA in the city of Masan.

There was a club for the Science Council in my ex university and every single person I first met in that club told me I looked like Mr. Jang lol. well My face is common in Korea then. But when we met, we couldn't see anything, similar on his and my face. we got along really well. the good thing he has is always honest, considerate and faith and also I love the way he thinks positively. his homepage makes me feel great and it helps me know how people around me are important. he now has beautiful wife. That he always thinks his family is his one of the most important facts to consider in his life has to be admired. he is like my mentor.

He came to Busan straightly after work only to see me. some jobs I had to do was out of my head. we came to Jauntiness Bar first. some fields I was interested in was hot topic for while and he gave a lot advices as the one who stepped on real life earlier than I do.
At OL55 where I can enjoy good music was good my idea for second drinking place. the bartenders were cute :) one of them was my friend, pony boy's friends.
Considering to what the pony boys told me about her, her boy friend should know how lucky he is if she has a boy friend :)
We went to Club, Foxy after that. well I didn't want to go clubbing especially Foxy. But he hasn't been that kind of places since he got married and he made some white friends since he has great English at OL 55 while I was enjoying music. it was like I was dragged by him and his new buddies. it was around 4am. I got so tired and hammered out. and I saw him, getting drunk. so we both came back my home to sleep.

The amount of hours we spent together was only 5hours. but it was priceless.

February 14, 2008

Do all people in the world have to celebrate V-days? and who is this V-days for? I have no idea. It was yesterday, some of my female and male friends asked me to know what would be good as a suspiring gift for this event. They didn't even look ok though lol Having a small event monthly would be good way to make our life more exciting, I know in the mean while there are people, suffering from money problem due to monthly events. me? no pressure. it's good to be single today :) I got to love my gym girl, working at information desk. Thanks to her, two piece of homemade chocolate were in my right hand on the way back home from the gym. But I still don't know who does gives Chocolate to who? :P

Around midnight. "KS(Kyong Seong University which is my area) tomorrow?" a friend, Chris text me. we went to see basketball play and that's how we became friends through the my drunk buddy Taylor. He brought his friend, Yohan at OL55 where there is open-mic on Wednesday night and which is why I like being in that bar. I still don't know how many language Chris can speak and how much he could speak them perfectly. whenever I saw him speaking language that I don't know, that made me eager to learn Spanish. Ah Ah Ah.. most foreigners whom I've met so far relatively loved to eat Korean food except for Octopus which is good for them to survive in Korea :) There are few great singers and they are always there. their voice is deep and strong and I can see them, enjoyed music for a long.. not just few years.. with this clew that they looked in their thirty well.. they may be more than their look I guess. Anyway, with a cup of beer and their music, my stress, any concern are not in my head. There are three things that has to be in my life, The gym, Music and smoke :)

I should be a talkative guy again from now on! Since Speaking English Test is on this coming Sunday. Don't know how much I score this time. It's weird that some of my acquaintances who I think have better English score low marks however some who don't have not great English score almost perfect. I know where my English is and it's not that enough to measure who is good or bad. There should some skills to score high marks since any of test, which is able to test our english or anything of it's supposed to test isn't existed. Those skills has to be mastered to score better marks.

Talk, Talk, Talk~~~ Build Seo!

February 12, 2008

Job season in Korea is coming soon, well it actually got started already according to some major companies which ended to hire new employee for this year. It may sound wired that there are two season in a year for Korean major companies to get new employee for some reasons. The first chance normally begins around March and ends up on may and the rest is near the August and it's done around December. There are some companies, looking for new employee since people who are supposed to work for them changed their mind and want to work for another company. Anyway, As one of the bum :) in Korea, I should find a job to work and then my knowledge that I have studied for past 5years and talent will be used for to make big contribution for the company :) I believe I can make it before this June comes.

Chocolate are everywhere. They are displayed, wrapped in pink, red paper in convenient store. People are selling it on the street. Yes, Valentine's Day is right here. I have no idea right now who's supposed to give it to whom V Day, guy or girl? Chocolate has been away from me for a long however I used to love it. People may want to give impressing gift on this V day. But you know what is the most memorable thing to do? Do not give any and Do not mention any to her and then she will never forget you plus she will use this event whenever she and you argue lol. It really makes sense, doesn't it? Don't boo me guys. This is actually what I picked up on small talk section of today's newspaper.

Around 11am, I was on the subway, heading to SeoMyun, downtown Busan to see a girl. This was our first meeting officially. I was a little nervous however there's no reason I did. well I guess it's because the weather, cold and windy. we went in Lotte department store for lunch. oh dear. it's always tough to know what to eat. Sorento, spaghetti restaurant was finally chosen to start our conversation with yummy mood and food. any topic didn't hit my brain for good start. she has a good sense of making good talk and I just answered her. She examined me ;) Time did go so fast. We ended up talking at The Coffee Bean. Despite me being to have more talk, our time has to be done because of her, going to Suwan for her project. I should've taken a picture of us for today's blog :) well next time when she wants to meet me again though I don't know when it's going to be.

February 11, 2008

I should say sorry to readers here in my blog. In fact, I've been so busy that I couldn't update my blog however this makes me crazy. I'll tell you guys all detail stuffs someday this week.

See you soon!

My mom and sister.

February 8, 2008

I'm still in Pharmacist Seo's house.

My abs looked like Rocky mountain. I should stop eating :)

The reason for some rest, I went to small room that seems like a warehouse. everything there got fade and so didn't have any own colour. A huge picture album caught my eyes and opened it. wow! My parents marriage picture was there. My mom, she is small but she was so beautiful well my father was actually really handsome. dark skin, an awesome nose and small attractive eyes good muscles, I got all from my father lol except for height. my father is 6feet but i'm not that tall should I blame my mother? lol no I love what I have.

I actually wanted to give some korean traditional food to my foreign friends in Busan city but some were out of city, enjoying snow boarding, travel which I love to do, some didn't answer the phone so I ate all. 2kg was gained for past two days.

My gym is small but they consider people who are crazily eager to work out So,,, they OPEN tomorrow!!!! unlikely other gyms don't open for four or five days. my body got relaxed pretty enough and will get intense soon Yahoo!

I've had really good time meanwhile some of my korean friends didn't come to their home town because of test they will have soon to be an accountant, a public servant and a lawyer. their voice was kinda down and exhausted. I know they have been studying really hard more than 2years or 3years some of them. Coming Korean thanks giving day or new years day, they will bring the great happiness to their family! I can see they will make it this year!

This is rice cake, called 떡국

February 7, 2008

It was 6am when I opened my eyes from sleeping and I heard a guy, talking so loudly over the radio about lunar's new year which was today. At 7:30, one of my relatives was supposed to pick me up and go to my father's biggest bro's home. his nick name Pharmacist Seo because that's what his job is.

Arirang Tv is always good to watch. It doesn't seem that they were born in Korea they English is good enough to inspire me. Oh I got to be in a hurry because of "Friends" sitcom I watched after Arirang News :) Wearing formal suit isn't still comfortable to me even though my friends told me tons of time that suit looks good on me as well as military code. Should I have stayed in the army? lol

So many people were at Pharmacist Seo's home and I couldn't recognized who was who due to the fact that kids were growing up so fast. when I got to living roon through the hell that kids were running, screaming, there was my grandfa's picture on the middle on the table with uncountable lunar's new year's food. oh,, he passed away many years ago but I still remember " be wise, be healthy, be good to all people" he said when I was 12years old. He was smiling to me and I said "Hi!" father Seo in my mind.

There were about 30people on the line to start our tradition ceremony for father Seo. They looked so happy and they looked like that they were really appreciate that father Seo made us and so we were here with people whom they love which was why we were doing this traditional stuff. Each person may pray for something that they want to make come true, such as wealth, health.. etc. We believe our ancestors take care of our life in Korean culture. We believe in them. I don't know if they help us I'm sure they help us feel peace and happy like part of the reason people believe in God.

one got married and had a baby, one just started running business, one didn't get a job who was me :) one just find good information about stock, I didn't speak a lot, just seeing them, talking was good and they looked so happy :)

This is my father whom I most admire and he is way taller than I am :)

February 5, 2008

"설날” Korean lunar's new year finally has come. It was one of the my favorite festivals before my university got started owing to our custom that adults gives money to like their relatives. after I became a student university, they started treating me a grown-up which means there's no money for me. It's sad,,sad,, :)

My family came to Busan since my father's biggest bro lives in this city with my grandmother, Family Seo is supposed to have memorial stuff for Seo's ancestors. As soon as my father saw me and said "hi, junior Seo, let's go public bath" Oh God I hate to go there and get naked. But "yes let's go" I said. Because he loves to go there with me. ( he may need to someone to clean his back lol ) no just kidding. being in public bath means a lot to him and me. we used to talk a lot of things, like man's stuff and that was the way to be close each other. Anyway, we went to one of the biggest public bath, using seawater, just normal water instead. I swear that all my foreign friends would be shocked if they saw more 200 naked guys, walking around or being in huge tube lol however I was there with my father. we caught up all and talked about my and his plan. it was all good to talk with him in a perfect mood.

More than 50people will get gathered in one apartment and everything is going be messed up. but I miss them for a long. Happy lunar's new year all!!!

KTF magic wings is forever!

Taylor and with his friends and they are now my friends as well :)

January 3, 2008

Busan KTF won the game 93 to 83 with Dong Bu PROMY last Sunday. This game was big match, played in Sa Jic stadium in Busan and guess what! I was one of them, shouting to root for KTF from Busan which my city is :)

It has been more than 2years not to see basketball play. I picked up from Taylor, saying he planed to go to see the play, holding in Busan city. Cool!! Busan is so cool that we can see basketball, baseball play and oh, soccer play is also easy to see because of Chang Won city, having soccer ground. Plus we have many beautiful beaches. I was so excited when Taylor told me "let's go with us!"

Around 1pm, I cleaned my camera's lens and charged it. It took me a lot of patience to come close to 2am when I was supposed to take off.

I went straight to the station for Saic and God... subway today was too slow. I could push it's back to get more fast. Blue sky with sunshine in the sky made me feel so great!!. Taylor was with his two friends, Chris and Niko near the a ticket office and I took a picture of them. I now wish I asked a random person around us to take a picture of us. Because that was the first and last picture today. Damn it. the battery I bought was 30minutes later more his friends came around and yes,, Let's get the show on the road.

People was crowded enough to make me excited and we got spot, special seat. It was awkward our seat was right in front of the Dong Bu cheering section. Build Seo doesn't care lol. The whistle was blew. we all were into seeing game. and we were on air so many time which means our cheering was crazily fun and wild :) The good thing is we got free pizza!!! lol Time flies. when I got out of the stadium, I lost my voice and others also lost it. KTF magic wings leaved Dong Bu high and dry!! Busan is the best and be forever.

We went to restaurant for dinner, “샤브샤브” in Busan University and went to few bars. I had really good time with them though I just remember 2 people's name Chris and Niko who are my new buddies. ' I've got to improve my memory ;) '

My new picture 2nd.

February 2, 2008

I got to love him, who just got a job in one of the big Korean a pharmaceutical company.

His name is Yong, he was in my major in my ex university year of 2001. he was the first one whom I met in school. When I wasn't ok because of a friend who got the problem, Yong's happy news made me feel better. I know exactly where I am now. Being in between job isn't good situation but I was really worry about if he could get a job. Actually there were few companies, willing to hire me but I didn't go due to the fact that they were located in few cities that I didn't wanted to stay however I wanted to go before. It's complicated to explain now. Anyway, his school isn't famous in Korea and he doesn't have any English, certificate. It's like people, looking for a job now would say he isn't qualified to get a job. He did! He did get a job. I yelled and screamed because I was so happy. wow!!!!!!!!!! It proved there's nothing impossible. Thanks Yong!!! Thanks Yong!!!

My friend, Andy has been texting me and mailed me to make sure I'm ok. I can't believe that he has been really care of me. Yes we are good friends. He is the best my white dude. I've known him more than 2years. he messeged me " Hi " first in skype. that's how we became friends. we sometimes argued a lot and we sometimes enjoyed talking about guy's stuff :) I don't know what to say about him. but well. he is my best friend and he will be my dude forever.

Life is up and down. I got bad news and now I learned how my firneds are important to me and it's time to be happy!! Build, Seo!

New my picture 1st.

February 31, 2008

So many things's happened to me for past few days that I didn't have enough time to update my blog. One thing that changed my life more busy was to join two study groups.

One study group already got started last week and it's to practice interview which is one of the steps to pass in oder to get a job. You may think why practicing interview is necessary though Korean is going to be used when there is an interview. I would say interview is not that easy as you may think. More than 100people are planed to have interview and so interviewers are sick and tired of giving same question to us. In this case, It's really important for me to stress the way to make speech and then I will be noticeable. There are more things I prepare for with my study members. They are to improve my debating, negotiation skills. Getting a job, in my interesting field isn't easy.

The other study group which will get started from next week is about TOEIC which has been bothering me more than past 4years. It's English test, composed with four parts of listening and three parts of reading comprehension. The last part which is called part 7, that tests how fast and correct people can read English has to be improved to score higher than my current marks and so I study part 7 with my group members.

What I leaned from my friend's bad news was that life doesn't always go same way. Thing's changed no matter how we try to keep it. as my friend, Andy said, Sometimes, life gives us bad things, to remind us to enjoy the good things... because no matter how hard we try, things always change, and eventually the good things will stop.